California The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts By Julie Cart and Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett | CalMatters | March 19, 2025 Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe, but pollutants still pour in, while development continues.
climate change ‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires By Julie Cart | CalMatters | March 19, 2025 Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk.
City Piedmont hosts dinner for Alameda County mayors By Photos by Julie Reichle; Exedra staff | March 18, 2025 The event took place at Community Hall last week.
City The Blotter | Man arrested with equipment to make fake IDs By Damin Esper | March 18, 2025 Suspect, who also had fake credit cards, was found at Ace after ALPR hit on stolen plates led the way.
crime In the News: Piedmont’s Capt. Monahan offers advice in SF Chron article on license plate thefts By Exedra Staff | March 18, 2025 Thieves work to outwit ALPRs by stealing plates.
Bay Area ‘Breaking the cycle’: SF Mayor Lurie unveils plan to tackle homelessness, addiction By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | March 18, 2025 The work started on Lurie’s first day in office, when he announced the fentanyl state of emergency ordinance.
Bay Area Martinez medical device firm sued for fraud in marketing of cancer therapy technology By Joe Dworetzky | Bay City News | March 18, 2025 In addition to fraud, the lawsuit raises claims for negligence, assault, battery and wrongful death.
California ‘Quiet panic’ as national rental assistance program set to run out of cash By Ben Christopher | CalMatters | March 18, 2025 Federal housing authorities announced that there's no plan to save the COVID-era emergency housing voucher.
health California’s Medi-Cal shortfall hits $6.2 billion with ‘unprecedented’ cost increases By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | March 18, 2025 Some of the cost drivers include higher enrollment among immigrants without legal status as well as pharmacy costs.
weather Unsettled weather, frosty conditions to give way to warming trend over the weekend By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | March 17, 2025 Temperatures are expected to reach 10 degrees above seasonal averages into the early part of next week.